Category: Environment EN

Recurring floods that hit Malaysia have been made much worse by climate change which is linked to logging and over-development. Flooding disasters have also taken a heavy toll on people and their livestock. When natural calamities strike, farm animals are helpless and are always among the many victims. Yet measures to evacuate or protect livestock are not yet in place.  Government relief and...

As far back as 2019, the Consumer’s Association of Penang (CAP) has been calling on the government to amend the law to ensure that culprits who pollute our water sources be punished in the harshest ways possible. As such we commend the decision and efforts by the Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Ministry to get the Water Industry Act 2006 amended to include a heavier...

The supply and use of energy produces around three-quarters of global greenhouse gas emissions today and holds the key to averting the worst effects of climate change. Limiting global warming to less than 2°C or 1.5°C will require global emissions to be reduced by 30% or 45%, respectively by 2030. This will require an urgent and fundamental transformation of energy systems at a global scale,...

Did you know that nature has slowed global warming, saving humanity from even more severe impacts of the climate crisis? It has absorbed over HALF of our CO2 emissions in the past decade. Healthy nature is an ally that helps prevent climate breakdown and make us more resilient to a warming planet. – WWF Climate & Energy Help protect and preserve nature. Read more about our climate’s...

Public interest organizations are seeking a legally binding response to the global contamination crisis and the resulting infringement on the UN-recognized human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment caused by the highly persistent and toxic “forever chemicals.” At a webinar held today, environmental health advocates drew attention to the unfolding contamination of the...

Naming Asian countries as top ocean plastic polluters is misleading and misses the root of the plastic pollution crisis. As BFFP strives to shift the narrative on who is truly responsible for plastic pollution, with giant corporations in developing countries playing a critical role, it is heartening to see the vehement responses to such graphics. The responses on social media indicate good...

"Developed nations have been shifting their responsibility for waste management to under-resourced nations," said Mageswari Sangaralingam of Consumers Association of Penang (Malaysia). "Besides dealing with our own waste, we now have to manage other people's waste which potentially leads to leakage into the environment. Plastic pollution does not respect borders. We must end waste colonialism,...

The street trees you plant today provide beauty and shade in the coming years. The safe, productive streets you build today support residents and businesses in the coming years. Planning cities is like planting street trees. (Source: Strong Towns)

Economic success and growth is all rich countries and their media ever talk about and never mention or admit that Earth resources are finite and they are killing Earth as a livable planet with more economic growth. (Source: Go Green)